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ANTH 3311

Mexico: From Conquest to Cancun

Cortéz meets Moctesuma

Cortez and Moctezuma

Tzintzuntzan aerial photo February 2000

Tzintzuntzan 

Cancún beach scene

Cancún

Summer 2012 Dallas Hall Bldg 0115 Monday through Friday 12:00 noon to 1:50 p.m.
Prof. Robert V. Kemper   phone: 214-768-2928   email: rkemper@smu.edu

Course Description: An introduction to the unity and diversity of Mexican society as it has developed through encounters with other cultures – from 16th century conquistadores to 21st century tourists and emigrants. Fulfills the General Education Curriculum requirement for Perspectives, Group VI (Behavioral Sciences) and also fulfills the co-curricular requirement for Diversity.

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ASSIGNMENTS

ARTICLES

RESOURCES
Syllabus, Schedule, and Student Learning Outcomes Adkins Tarascan article Mexico -- Some Internet Resources
Europe Meets the Americas Cahn Long-Term Tzintzuntzan article Chronology of Cultures in Spain
Fieldwork Assignment: Mexican Restaurants Foster "Culture and Conquest"

http://www.pbs.org/klru/forgottenamericans/index.htm

(The Forgotten Ones -- Las Colonias)

List of Mexican Restaurants Foster (1967) Tzintzuntzan, chap. 6 Chronology of Mesoamerican Cultures
Map Quiz Preparation Foster (1967) Tzintzuntzan, chap. 11 Mexican Government Holidays
  Midterm Preparation Guide Foster Long-Term Tzintzuntzan article Maps: Mexico-U.S. Borders
  Final Examination Study Guide   Foster (1948) Empire's Children, pp. 6-26 and pp. 204-224 Cancún Tourism
Sim-tzuntzan Exercise #1 Kemper "Food in Tzintzuntzan" article Colonial Mexican Population
Sim-tzuntzan Exercise #2 Kemper Long-Term Tzintzuntzan article Framework for Founding of National Identity
Tzintzuntzan Aerial Photos and Images Kemper "Marianismo" paper 20th Century Chronology

Kemper "Tzintzuntzan Señor de Rescate Fiesta 2004"

(note: this is a large file; be patient)

 Kemper "Mexicans in U.S." article INEGI Population Statistics
Kemper "Tzintzuntzan Noche de Muertos 2003" Kemper "Mexico City" article

http://library.csus.edu/exhibits/tarascan/homepage.html

(The Barthelemy Collection of Tarascan Folklife)
Kemper -- "Tourism terms" Kemper "Tourism in Mesoamerica" article Economic Dimensions of Mexican Life
  Mexico -- Topographic Map Kemper "Urban Compadrazgo" article   Indigenous National Congress: Manifesto, 2001
   Mexico Cooks!     Monografías de los Pueblos Indígenas
   Kemper -- "Borders as Middles" Kemper-Adkins Purepecha Region article Music -- "La Fiesta Purépecha" 
 Mexico frontera municipios 2000 Kemper-Royce article on ethics/fieldwork Kemper -- Mole, Menudo, and McDonalds: Food and Wellness in Mexico
US border counties quick facts 2000 Kemper-Royce "Mexican Urbanization Since 1821" article  

 PAHO -- Mexican Health Profile and Statistics
U.S. Census "Hispanics in 2000" Kemper-Royce "Urbanization in Mexico: Beyond the Heritage of Conquest" article CREFAL film -- Tzintzuntzan (1961)
"Machismo" Roth-Kemper Tarascans article Mexico: from 1810 to 1910
  "Virgin of Guadalupe" Royce-Kemper "Ethnicity" article DFW 2000 Hispanic Population/Maps
Mexico: Environments and Sustainability Mexico Metropolitan Zones: 1990-1995-2000 Mexican Population -- 19th & 20th Century
Pew Hispanic Center MexicoCity-Guide.com Images
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Website revised: 31 May 2012. Send comments to Robert V. Kemper, at the following email address:  rkemper@mail.smu.edu